عَكَسَto reverse in Arabic

Example sentences

• فَإذْ عَكَسْتَ الْحَالَ

  So when you reverse the state,

  عَكَسْتَ — you reverse. Past-tense verb 'reversed, inverted', 'you' form (the '-ta' = you).

  From: Resisting Temptation →

• يَجِبُ تقديمُ مسحِ الوجهِ على مسحِ اليدين؛ فلو عَكَسَ ناسيًا لم يصحّ على المذهب

  The wiping of the face must precede the wiping of the hands; if reversed inadvertently, it is not valid according to the school of thought.

  عَكَسَ — he reversed. 'he reversed [the order],' the case-verb under 'if' — did the hands before the face. The past form after this kind of 'if' reads as a supposition; the result (invalid) comes after.

  From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →